Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 16 - 20, 2019
(7) Kelly Cheng/Sarah Sponcil, United States
 
Kelly Claes Cheng
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Fullerton, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 73
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$397,125.00
Sarah Sponcil
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Phoenix, AZ
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$164,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB25221080900021 US$184,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Brittany Hochevar - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q1 33rd 240 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 16 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 9 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 14 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 9 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 7 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 9, Q2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 2 3rd 480 US$5,000.00
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/18/2019 Pool G Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (26, Q6) Lost 17-21, 21-13, 12-15 0:44
Thu, 7/18/2019 Pool G Joy Stubbe / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (10) Won 22-20, 19-21, 23-21 0:53
Fri, 7/19/2019 Winner 1 Natalia Pridalova / Andrea Strbova, Slovakia (11) Won 21-8, 21-14 0:27
Fri, 7/19/2019 Winner 2 Xinxin Wang / Chen Xue, China (19) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:30
Fri, 7/19/2019 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (26, Q6) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:30
Sat, 7/20/2019 Semi-Finals Rebecca Cavalcanti / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1) Won 21-12, 26-24 0:36
Sat, 7/20/2019 Gold Medal Svetlana Kholomina / Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia (5) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Sponcil lead the series against the field 16-11 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-2
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 7 Cavalcanti/Silva 1 21-12, 26-24 0:36
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool C Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Sponcil 14 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:40
1/6/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Gold Medal Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-10, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 12, Q2 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-13, 23-21 0:32
5/14/19FIVBItapema Four Star Country Quota Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q3 Cheng/Sponcil 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Trail the series against # 5 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Gold Medal Kholomina/Makroguzova 5 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Cheng/Sponcil 7 Stubbe/Van Iersel 10 22-20, 19-21, 23-21 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 2-0
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Pridalova/Strbova 11 21-8, 21-14 0:27
10/3/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 Pridalova/Strbova 10 21-14, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Wang/Xia, China 1-0
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xia 8 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-2
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 24 Cheng/Sponcil 16 26-24, 21-16 0:37
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 Cheng/Sponcil 2 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:47
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 21-19, 25-23 0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Cheng/Sponcil 16 Birlova/Ukolova 33 21-8, 21-16 0:28
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Cheng/Sponcil 2 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-13, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # 17 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 16 Ittlinger/Laboureur 1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Wang/Xue, China 2-0
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Wang/Xue 19 21-9, 21-18 0:30
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Wang/Xue 24 21-13, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 7 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool H Cheng/Sponcil 9 Kociolek/Wojtasik 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Bocharova/Voronina, Russia 1-0
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Bocharova/Voronina 20 21-9, 21-5 0:21
Series tied with # 26, Q6 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-1
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 7 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 26, Q6 21-15, 21-18 0:30
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Arvaniti/Karagkouni 26, Q6 Cheng/Sponcil 7 21-17, 13-21, 15-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q8 Dabizha/Rudykh, Russia 0-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Dabizha/Rudykh 32, Q17 Cheng/Sponcil Q1 21-18, 26-24 0:39
Trail the series against Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Antonelli/Salgado 4 Cheng/Sponcil 9, Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # Q1 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool H Graudina/Samoilova 24 Cheng/Sponcil 9 21-19, 21-16 0:31